Trailer Trashin’: The Journey Continues in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Along with many other people, I saw Man of Steel this past weekend – it's a good movie, and definitely worth seeing, despite having some issues – and there were a lot of new trailers released in front of it. This week's installment of Trailer Trashin' looks at one of those trailers, which a l...

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By Timothy Monforton| No Comment | Features
Box Office Weekend: Man of Steel Soars with Moviegoers

As the weekend draws to a close, it is pretty clear that, despite mixed critical reception, Superman still has some box-office power. Man of Steel, written by Christopher Nolan of The Dark Knight fame and directed by Zack Snyder (Watchmen), has suffered at the hands of critics looking for more fr...

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By Seth Paul| No Comment | News
Enter to Win Tickets to an Advance Screening of World War Z

CinemaNerdz readers have a chance to receive complimentary passes to a preview screening of World War Z, the new film starring Brad Pitt. For your chance to receive complimentary passes to see the film at the Emagine Novi in Novi, Michigan on Tuesday, June 18th at 7:00 PM, just scroll down to ...

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Trailer Trashin’: Besson, Scorsese, and De Niro Unite for The Family

It's finally here, dear readers. This Friday, Man of Steel, one of my most anticipated films of summer 2013, will finally be released, and we'll all get to find out if the long-awaited Superman reboot lives up to our expectations. And after what might be the most difficult week I've had recently,...

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By Timothy Monforton| No Comment | Features
Box Office Weekend: Fast & Furious Purged from Top Spot

It may be receiving mixed to poor reviews, but it was not enough to stop The Purge from knocking Fast & Furious 6 from the top spot at the box office this week. For most other films on the list, an estimated $36.4 million might be considered a slow start, but with The Purge reporting a $3 mil...

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By Seth Paul| No Comment | News
Movie Review: The Internship

The new comedy The Internship is more about Google than anything else. It’s almost like one great big 119-minute-long commercial. After this film even I wanted to work for Google. For fans of the duo Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, you will enjoy them together again. This is, however, not their b...

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By Betsy Russo| 1 Comment | Reviews
Movie Review: The Purge

The Purge is definitely one film you will want to purge from your memory. This story features a seemingly interesting concept that is so poorly executed that it becomes the epitome of predictable. The premise being that in the year 2022, the new America is a much better and safer place because...

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Interview with Jim Burnstein, writer of Renaissance Man

Aside from screening several films throughout the weekend, the 2013 Cinetopia International Film Festival will also be featuring talks by several individuals involved with a variety of the screened films. One such guest is screenwriter Jim Burnstein. Burnstein has been working as a screenwriter f...

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By Dane Jackson| 1 Comment | Interviews
Ten Best Bets from the 2013 Cinetopia International Film Festival

While only in its second year, the Cinetopia International Film Festival boasts over 40 movies from around the world. This year, beginning on June 6th, Ann Arbor, Michigan and the Detroit Institute of Arts will be transformed into a world-class film festival. There is a little something for every...

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By Dane Jackson| No Comment | Features
Interview with Russ Collins, Cinetopia International Film Festival

France has Cannes. Austin has SXSW. Utah has Sundance. And now, Southeastern Michigan has Cinetopia. Taking place June 6th – 9th in Ann Arbor, MI and at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), the second annual film festival promises expanded offerings, more films, and the chance to interact with ...

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By Dane Jackson| No Comment | Interviews
DVD Review: The Telephone Book

Sexually-liberated Alice goes down a different kind of rabbit hole in sleazy 1970s Manhattan searching for the voice on the other end of an obscene phone call we never hear completely, but that presses all of her buttons in The Telephone Book (1971) – an unjustly overlooked, raunchy satire giv...

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By Gregory Fichter| No Comment | Reviews